Car construction.



E. G. BUDD'.

GAR CONSTRUCTION.'

, Patented June 8, 1909.

APPLICATION FILED APRA, 1908.

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EDWARD G, BUDD, OF PHILADELPHIA", PENNSYLVANIAASSIGNOR TO llALE-KILBURN METAL COMPANY7 OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, lA CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

can CONSTRUCTION.

`railway-cars largely of metal an to provide .suchcars with a flooring of a cement coniposition, this being laid over a metallic supporting structure, preferably of corrugated' sheet-metal.

The.' object of my invention is to provide means forholding the seats of such cars sccurelyin position, this means being `of-attractive ap earance, of light Weight and sanitary in t at rno ledges are provided where dirt may collect. i y

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, inwhichi re 1 is a sectional-.elevation showing the iloring of a car and the pedestal for supporting one endv of the seat secured there! to, the section being on line 1 1 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a top view of the nien'iloer for securing the pedestal to the floor, showing'the bo ts by which the pedestalis secured to the member in section Fig. 3 is a detail view in section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a modification of my Referring to these drawings, 1 indicates the supporting structure for the seat, this consisting of the under flooring' of a car. It is preferably of slieet-jnetal, corrugated l as shown.` A member 2 is secured in position upon this supporting structure inv any suit able manner, aslby means of rivets 3, shown in Fig. 3, or bolts, as indicated at 4 in Fig. 2; This member 2 is preferably shaped -to correspend to the cross-sectional shape of the pedestal which supports one end of the seat.

In the present instance,.1 have shown they vpedestal 5 as of oval cross-section, and mem-- ber 2 sztherefore of oval cross-sectionv also.4 A cement composition G is laid over the supporting structureV land around` the member 2, its Surface being flush with the upper sur- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application led April 4:, 1908. Serial No. 425,142.

Patented .Tune 8, 1909.

face of the member. The outer edge of niembei 2 is beveled as shown, as -when thus constructed it serves to hold the cement down and make it less likely to chip and crumble off at the edge abuttingthe member 2. Meniher 2 preferably of annular form, as shown in the drawing, and as the space within the member 2 is not filled in, a reduction in the weight of the complete structure is effected. The pedestal 5 is of oval cross-section, as above stated, and is flared outwardly at. its lower edge, this lower edge bearing upon and being secured to the member 2. For l this purpose, openings are provided through the lower edge of thepedestal to receive bolts 7 and the heads of these bolts are countersunk in the edge of the pedestal 5, so that their surfaces are flush with the surface of the pedestal. The member 2 is formed to coact with the nuts 8 on these bolts, so as to preclude turning thereof, for convenience in assembling the parts.

In Figs. l and 2, member 2 is shown as provided with nut-pockets 9, closed at the bottom but open to the interior of the annular n'ieniber 2, so that the nuts 8 may be placedin these `pockets and will be engaged by the bolts? when thelatter are inserted in position.

ln Fig. t, a slightV modification of the construction of annular member 2 is shown, this differing from the constructionl shown in Fig.l l, in that the men'ibei' 2 is of less depth and-the nut-pockets are not closed at the bottom.

In the preferredform of the invention, annular member 2 is cut away at the inner edge of the upper surface thereof, to form a .raised portionl() at the outer edge of the' member, and a ledge at the inner edge, on which the flaring lower end of the pedestal 5 may rest with its u per surface [lush with the upper surface o the raised portion l() and the surface of the cement composition 6. The lower edge of the pedestal 5 and the member 2 are preferably true ovals, so that the member 2 may be machinedv to the desired shape in an ovaling lathe and theedges of the pedestal Vand the raised portion I@ match perfectly, giving the complete` structure a neat appearance and avoiding th formationy of grooves in which dirt may collect. As thus constructed, the pedestal 5 .has the` appearance of rising smoothly from the cementrooring, and this construction has the further advantage that the ear may be readily cleaned about the pedestal. This and the sanitary advantage, owing to the .fact that there are no ledges against Which dirt may accumulate, are also due to the countersinking of the heads of the bolts by which the pedestal is secured inposition. By seating the edge of the pedestal in` a recess formed in the annular` member 2, the pedestal is in effect doweled to the-floor, so that side strains are taken from the bolts 7 and these bolts merely perform the function of holding the pedestal down upon the member 2. This is of particular importance in cars constructed of metal, for the reason that the pedestal cannot s'ink intoits supporting structure as it does when secured upon a wooden flooring-and it would thereforebe more apt to slip under the sudden jerks due to quick lstarting and stopping of the car. The provision of the member 2 also avoids crumbling of the cement composition, such as would take place if the pedestal were secured directly upon the composition floor without a metallic base-plate. A further advantage obtained by this construction is that the nuts and bolts can be readily replaced when damaged, and this with much less trouble and annoyance than in cases Where the bolts extend entirely through the fiooring, including the supporting structure l, and the nuts are accessible only from the under side of the car.

The completed structure is of great strength, but this strength is obtained Without an increase in Weight, due largely to the fact that the space Within the annular member 2 is open.

The structure illustrated may be modified in various respects Without departing from my invention; as, for instance, the upper face of'mcmber 2 need not be rovided With a recess to'receive the edge o1 the pedestal 5, but I prefer to employ the construction shown, in which the line of the surfaces of pedestal 5, raised portion 10 and composition (i is unbroken.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as folloWs:- y

1.*In a car, a supporting structure, a member secured thereon, a cement composition on said structure flush With the surface of said member and a pedestal secured on said -member, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car, means for supporting a -seat comprising a supportingl structure, av member supported thereby having its edges cut away so that it is smaller at the bottom than at the top, a cement composition on said structure and about the cutaway edges of said member, its surface being Hush With that of the member, and a pedestal for supporting a seat secured upon said member, substantially as set forth.l

3. In a car, a supporting structure, a member secured thereon, a cement composition on said structure flush iifith the surface of said member, a pedestal, and bolts securing the pedestal to said member, said bolts having their heads countersunk in said pedestal, substantially as set forth.

4. In a car, a supporting structure, a member secured thereon, a cement composition on said structure flush with the surface of said member, a pedestal, bolts securing the pedestal'to said member, and means coacting with the nuts of said bolts to preclude turning thereof, substantially as set forth.

5. In a car, a supporting structure, a pedestal, an annular member corresponding in shape to the base of said pedestal and secured to said structure, a cement composition on said structure flush with the surface of said member, and means securing the pedestal to said member, substantially as set forth.

6. In a car, a metallic supporting structure, a metallic pedestal of oval shape, an annular member of oval shane having a beveled edge, means securing said member to said structure, a cement composition on said structure flush Withthe surface of said member, bolts securing the pedestal to said member and having their heads countersunk in the pedestal, and means on the member for precluding turning of the nuts of said bolts, substantially as set forth.

7. In a car, a metallic supporting structure, a member `secured thereon, a pedestal, means securing the pedestal to said member, and a cement composition on said structure, the line of the surface of the pedestal and said cement composition being unbroken, substantially as set forth.

8. In a car, a metallic supporting structure, a pedestal of oval sha Je, an annular member of oval shape secure to said structure, means for securing the pedestal to said member, and a cement composition on said structure, the line of thelsnrface of said pedestal and said cement composition being unbroken, substantially as set forth.

9. In a car, a metallic supporting structure, a metallic pedestal of oval shape, an annular member of oval shape havin a beveled edge, .means securing said.mem er to said structure,`bolts securing the pedestal to said member and having their heads countersunk in the pedestal, means on the member coacting with the nuts on said bolts to prevent turnin thereof, and a cement composition on sai structure, the lin of the surface of said pedestal and said cement composition being unbroken, substantially as set forth.

10. In a car, means for supporting a seat comprising a supporting structure, a member supported thereby having a raised portion at its ed e,"a cement composition on said structure an about said member having its surface flush with the surface of said raised portion, and a pedestal for supporting a seat secured upon said member within the raised portion thereof, substantially as set'forth.

1,1. In a car, a metalli-c supporting structure, a member secured' thereon having a beveled edge and a raised portion about said edge, a cement composition on-said structure about said member, and a pedestal' secured on said member-within the raised portion thereof, the line of the surfaces of said composition, saidK raisedportionand saidl pedestal being unbroken, .substantially as set forth. 3

12. ln a ear, ametallie support-ing struoture, an annular membery yof oval shape secured on said strutture, said member having a beveled edge and a raised portion about sa1d edge, a,' ee1hent composition on said. structure about the beveled edge of said member, its surface being flush with that of said raised portion, and a pedestal of val section having a flaring lower edge securedv .0n said member 1 Within the raisedportion said flaring edge sition on said structure and about said member, and a metallic pedestal for supporting a seat secured upon saidunetallic niember and rising therefrom, substantially as set forth.

14. In a car, means for supporting a seat comprisingy a supporting structure, a member 'supported thereby, a cement compos1t1on on said structure and about .said member, its surface being Hush with that of the member and a pedestal for su pQrtin a seat secured upon said member, s'u Stantia 1y as set forth. This specieation signed and witnessed this 31 day of March, 1908.v EDWARD G. BUDD,l

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